GLOBAL WARMING AND IT'S EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT -

Newspaper Article -

The Greenhouse Effect -

• water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone (greenhouse gases)

• gases trap energy from the sun - warms the earth
• without it we would be about 60 degrees F colder on Earth

Cause and Effect -

• Global warming - change in climate, extinction of animals and plants
• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFS's) - Depleting ozone layer
• more factories - more greenhouse gases
• deforestation - less trees to to absorb CO2 in the atmosphere
• more cars in use - more gases being released
• too many greenhouse gases - too much heat being stored up, causing Global warming

• Use alternate sources of energy (solar)
• Walking, biking, scootering, etc. instead of using your car
• recycling, composting
• carpooling, not idling
• stop using coal to produce power
• prevent deforestation